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lithophagous

adj — 2 senses

lithophagous

adj

Etymology From litho- + -phagous.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion.

  • The ostrich is lithophagous.
2

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Eating, destroying, or burrowing into stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.

Related terms
lithophagy, gastrolith, Lithodomus, pholad borings

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.